Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

No wonder the camera always shifted its focus to other viewers at crucial moments.

"When we were watching the live broadcast video earlier, we had already spotted the gunman's trail, but..."

Suzuki Haruaki had no intention of hiding anything and told Inspector Megure and the others everything they had discovered while reviewing the broadcast video.

When Inspector Megure and his team learned that Camera 13 had shifted its focus away from the black-clad thugs at crucial moments four times in a row, they could basically conclude that the cameraman was suspicious.

Chapter 176 Sonoko the Magician (First Update, Please Vote)

Time flies, and soon it was halftime of the game.

As instructed by the criminals, the staff from Nichiri TV put all 50 million yen in cash into a black briefcase and placed it at the designated location.

Several detectives, led by Officer Sato, had also laid an ambush near the handbag.

Under the covert surveillance of Officer Sato and her colleagues, they soon spotted a man wearing a black coat, a mask, and sunglasses sneaking out from a nearby passage.

The man in black first looked around to make sure no one else was there before walking over to the black handbag and picking it up.

"Do it!!!"

With a shout from Officer Sato, she charged forward like a ferocious female leopard, delivering a knee strike to his abdomen before grabbing the man in black's arm and slamming him to the ground.

"boom!"

Before the man in black could react, Officer Sato's two long, slender legs kicked out with lightning speed, locking his arms and neck tightly, rendering him completely powerless to resist.

While using an armbar to restrain the assailant, Officer Sato shouted to Officer Chiba, "Quickly find his pistol."

Upon hearing this, Officer Chiba immediately searched the assailant's pockets and quickly found a handgun and a cell phone.

"Stop! All of you, stop right now and release my companion!"

The moment Officer Chiba picked up the cell phone, a deep, hoarse voice suddenly came from the other end.

Upon hearing the unfamiliar voice, Officer Sato and her colleagues showed no sign of tension; instead, they smiled faintly: "As expected, there's a second criminal!"

"If you don't release my companion... damn it... let me go..."

"Don't move! You're under arrest!"

Taking advantage of the moment when the second assailant's attention was drawn to Officer Sato and his team, Inspector Megure, who had already led his men to lie in wait nearby, decisively led Officer Takagi and the others to swarm in and subdue him.

Just as Suzuki Haruaki had guessed, the second culprit was the cameraman of camera number thirteen.

The second perpetrator was named Hiruta Kameoka, a cameraman who had joined Nichiri TV a few months earlier, and was the mastermind behind the case.

According to Hiruta Kameyu's subsequent confession, the reason he extorted money from Nichiri TV was because a reality show held by Nichiri TV six months earlier inadvertently ruined his plan to rob a bank.

Hiruta Kameyū devised this extortion plan in order to retaliate against Nichiri TV. He also planned to randomly shoot a viewer after receiving the ransom, thereby ruining Nichiri TV's reputation.

Unfortunately, Hiruta Kamesu's plan was exposed by Suzuki Seimei before it was even halfway through.

Because Hiruta Kamei extorted such a large sum of money, he will have to serve at least a decade or more in prison.

As Inspector Megure and his team were escorting Hiruta Kameyū into the police car, Suzuki Haruaki deliberately walked past him and brushed against his thigh.

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully signing in Hiruta Kameyusa. You are rewarded with 1 stamina point, which you can claim at any time."

To Suzuki Seimei's slight disappointment, only Hiruta Kameyū, the mastermind, met the sign-in requirements.

The nameless thug in the black coat was just an extra; there was no "check-in available" sign above his head.

After successfully apprehending the criminals, Inspector Megure generously praised the Junior Detective League.

Although Genta and his group did not find any trace of the thugs, Suzuki Seimei guessed from their conversation that there might be a second thug.

Moreover, Suzuki Seimei was also a member of the Junior Detective League, so his contributions should naturally be attributed to the Junior Detective League as well.

The Junior Detective League has done it again!

……

Suzuki Estate

"Seimei, Ai, you're back!"

As soon as Suzuki Seimei and Haibara Ai entered the hall, Sonoko immediately came up to them with a mysterious smile and said, "I just learned an amazing magic trick today, would you like to see it?"

"magic?"

Ai Haibara blinked her big, watery eyes and subconsciously glanced at Seimei Suzuki.

"Great! I love watching magic shows."

Seeing Sonoko's theatrical performance, Suzuki Seimei clapped along in a very cooperative manner.

"Look closely, this is a handkerchief with nothing on it, right?"

Seeing this, Sonoko nodded in satisfaction, took out a white handkerchief from her pocket, and showed it to the two little ones.

"Ah."

"Next, there's a red thread and a ring. Come on, Ai, could you please tie a knot in the very center of this red thread for me?"

Upon hearing this, Ai Haibara smiled and accepted the red thread that Sonoko handed her, tying a knot in the middle of the thread.

"Sister Sonoko, is this okay?"

“That will do. Now I will place this red thread on your palm, and then place this ring next to the knot of this red thread. Then we will cover it with a handkerchief.”

After preparing the necessary steps for her magic trick, Sonoko made several strange gestures toward Ai Haibara's palm, muttering to herself, "This ring has been bewitched by a demon and has slipped into the red line."

As soon as Sonoko finished speaking, she reached out and pulled the handkerchief off Ai Haibara's hand, forcefully pulling on both sides of the red thread. The ring had already passed through the red thread and landed next to the knot.

"How about that? Isn't it amazing?"

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Faced with Sonoko's expectant gaze, Ai Haibara was speechless for a moment, then clapped her hands enthusiastically and exclaimed in a childish voice, "Amazing! Sonoko-neechan's magic tricks are amazing~"

Even though Ai Haibara isn't a magic enthusiast, she instantly understood the principle behind such a simple magic trick.

However, seeing Sonoko's serious expression, Ai Haibara really didn't want to dampen her enthusiasm.

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My own (censored) older sister, I guess I have to spoil her myself~

"Sonoko-neechan, why did you suddenly decide to learn magic tricks?"

From Suzuki Harumi's current perspective, Sonoko's magic trick was far too childish and a bit cringe-worthy, so he quickly and discreetly changed the subject.

"Because I recently met several magic enthusiasts online, we've arranged to meet up offline tomorrow."

Sonoko's eyes lit up with anticipation as she said, "Among those netizens who like magic, there must be quite a few handsome guys. Tomorrow, I'm going to perform this magic trick in front of them and win them over!"

Chapter 177 The Magician's Apprentice (Second Update, Please Vote)

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Seeing Sonoko's infatuated expression, Ai Haibara subconsciously cast an inquiring glance at Seimei Suzuki.

Could it be that my sister has some serious illness?

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Seimei Suzuki instantly understood Ai Haibara's look, shrugged helplessly, and gave her a look that said, "You'll get used to it."

"Sister Sonoko, you're not planning to meet someone you met online by yourself, are you?"

"Of course not, I'll have Xiaolan come with me, she can be my bodyguard."

Although Sonoko is a fangirl, she's not an idiot. Of course, she wouldn't be so foolish as to go and meet a group of online friends she's never even met before.

When chatting and making friends online, who knows if the person on the other end is a human or a dog?

Leaving aside others, even Sonoko herself uses a male identity to disguise herself when chatting online.

Therefore, Sonoko has already made arrangements with those netizens that she will bring her girlfriend along when she attends offline gatherings.

"Is Sister Xiaolan going too? I want to go too! I love watching magic shows."

Since Ran Mouri is also going to the party, the King of Jealousy in East Asia will definitely go with her, so there's no reason for Seimei Suzuki to stay at home.

"Are you going too?"

Seeing Sonoko hesitate, Suzuki Seimei quickly grabbed Ai Haibara's hand and winked, "Ai, do you want to go too?"

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Faced with Suzuki Seimei's constantly gesturing gaze, Haibara Ai smiled knowingly, raised her cute little face, and said in a sweet, soft voice, "Sonoko-neechan, I want to go too."

"Since Ai wants to go too, let's go together!"

Sonoko had a preconceived notion that Ai Haibara was Shirou Suzuki's illegitimate daughter, so she felt great pity for this "younger sister" and subconsciously wanted to make up for the suffering she had endured over the years, so she naturally wouldn't refuse her request.

next morning

With a cool morning breeze, Ryuichi Inoue drove his van and slowly pulled up in front of the Mouri Detective Agency.

As Suzuki Seimei had predicted, Conan, upon learning that Ran Mouri was going to meet Sonoko online, promptly resorted to his charm and shamelessly followed along.

Following the address provided by the garden, the van carried everyone for more than two hours before stopping in front of a snow-capped mountain villa on the outskirts of the city.

Sonoko came to meet her online friend, and bringing Suzuki Seimei and the other two kids along was already a bit much.

If we include Ryuichi Inoue and Tamaka Kurosaki, then the combined number of these people would exceed that of all other netizens, which would truly be unreasonable.

Therefore, Sonoko only had Inoue Ryuichi drive them to the vicinity of the Snow Mountain Villa before letting him and Kurosaki Tamaka leave first.

With Ran Mouri, a 'weak woman' with both strength and speed at A rank, around, Ryuichi Inoue doesn't need to worry about Seimei Suzuki's safety.

"So you were communicating with other people using a male identity!"

On the way to the snow mountain villa, Ran Mouri also learned some new knowledge about online dating from Sonoko.

"That's right, online I'm a 30-year-old man, which is actually more interesting!"

Ran Mouri asked with some doubt, "But the name Sonoko Suzuki sounds like a girl's name. Doesn't that immediately give us away?"